Falling Through the Cracks

The piles of jeans imported from China on display at the Rafa shop, located at the basement of Blok M Square in South Jakarta last week, were priced at Rp100,000 each. The price is far lower than those of domestic products of the same type. That is why Gagoan jeans, sold by CV Asia Perdana Citra, a company belonging to Irzal Yanuardi, failed to attract buyers.

Irzals business has slowed considerably following the enforcement of the ASEAN-China Fre

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